Roger Ainsworth
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Roger Ainsworth | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 November 1951 |
| Died | 23 February 2019 |
| Education | Lancaster Royal Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Oxford |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Engineering Science |
| Institutions | St Catherine’s College, Oxford |
Roger William Ainsworth (17 November 1951 - 23 February 2019) [1]) was Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford and Professor of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford, England.
Education
Ainsworth was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School. After an apprenticeship at Rolls-Royce Aeroengines, he studied at Jesus College, Oxford and was awarded a First Class BA in 1973, and became Doctor of Philosophy in 1976.
Industry and Academic Career
Dr. Ainsworth then worked in industry, initially for Rolls-Royce and later for the Atomic Energy Research Establishment. He returned to Oxford in 1985 as a tutorial Fellow of St Catherine's College and, from 1998, as Professor of Engineering Science. He was elected Master of St Catherine's in 2002, a role he continued until his death. He was a Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University. In the academic year 1998/99 he served as Senior Proctor. He also served as Chair of the Board of the Department for Continuing Education.
Appointments and Accolades
Among his other appointments Ainsworth was a Visiting Professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. He was a member of the Science Review Panel which advised the Irish Government on the funding of universities; a technical evaluator for the NATO Advisory Group for Research and Development; an advisor to Oxford Catalysts Group plc; a member of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council; a member of the British Association for the Advancement of Science; a member of the Oxford Philomusica Advisory Council; Chairman of the Hinksey Fields Protection Group; Chairman of the Broad Street Plan Group of the Oxford Preservation Trust; a trustee of the Oxford School of Drama.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
He was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog by HM The Queen of Denmark in recognition of his promotion of the work of Arne Jacobsen, the Danish architect who designed St Catherine's. He was unable to attend the ceremony at the Danish Embassy and instead the honour was presented to him by the Ambassador, His Excellency Mr Tom Risdahl Jensen, during a college feast.[2]
Personal life
He married Sarah Ainsworth in 1978, with whom he had three children.
Sources and further information
- Danish Knighthoods Bestowed on Britons, Embassy of Denmark, London (14 February 2007)
- Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford
- Danish Honour for the Master[dead link]
- Oxford Catalysts
- The year's review, Heads of Houses
- Oxford Philomusica People
- Oxford Preservation Trust News
- Oxford Preservation Trust Archive
- Oxford School of Drama
- Claire Sanders, 'University grandee reaches for his lawyer', Times Higher Education Supplement (30 June 2006)
References
- ^ "Roger Ainsworth (1951-2019)". St Catherine's College. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Danish Knighthoods Bestowed on Britons, Embassy of Denmark, London (14 February 2007)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
- 1951 births
- Living people
- People from Lancaster, Lancashire
- People educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School
- Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford
- Masters of St Catherine's College, Oxford
- Fellows of St Catherine's College, Oxford
- English academics
- English engineers
- Engineering academics
- Pro-Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford
- Fellows of the Royal Aeronautical Society
- Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog